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State Department of Education - Guidelines on Trauma-Informed Approach

Sponsor: Jheanelle K. Wilkins (District 20)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs (as of Sep 19, 2019)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Maryland Department of Health and the Department of Human Services, to develop guidelines on a trauma-informed approach; defining 'trauma-informed approach' as a method for understanding and responding to an individual with symptoms of chronic interpersonal trauma or traumatic stress; and requiring the State Department of Education to distribute certain guidelines to each local school system and publish certain guidelines on the Department's website.

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